Chapter 675: Sweet True Monarch

Above Tianmen Peak, Third Senior Sister held nothing back. The Immortal Dao Heavenly Eye, which she had never used even in the demon realm, burst forth the moment she saw Daoist Buyu.

Daoist Buyu, the embodiment of the inner demon, couldn't even react before an arm was sliced off by the golden light from the Immortal Dao Heavenly Eye. His combat power was significantly reduced!

Third Senior Sister pressed her advantage, her beautiful eyes turning blood-red, a sign that the Immortal Dao Heavenly Eye was being pushed to its limit.

A thicker, sharper golden light shot out than before. Daoist Buyu, the inner demon incarnation, quickly rolled to the side, but Third Senior Sister abruptly turned her head, relentlessly pursuing him.

"Hiss—" Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, watching below, both gasped. Third Senior Sister was not holding back at all.

"No wonder Third Senior Sister dared to venture into the demon realm alone. With this move, probably few Integration stage cultivators would dare to face her head-on."

Fourth Elder, standing behind them, sighed, "This is the benefit of being Old Ninth's disciple. When facing the inner demon tribulation, there's absolutely no holding back."

"Back then, Ye Zijin also passed through it this way."

"But then again, this Immortal Dao Heavenly Eye is truly powerful. A special physique comparable to an immortal body, it truly shouldn't be underestimated."

The inner demon tribulation is a difficult hurdle for cultivators, but as long as one becomes a disciple of Daoist Buyu, they have no fear of it.

There are also instances where parents appear in the inner demon tribulation, but Third Senior Sister's parents are only at the Golden Core stage. For them to exert Integration stage power in the inner demon tribulation would be too fake, making them unsuitable as a test subject.

Lu Yang: "..."

He wasn't afraid of his master appearing in the inner demon tribulation now; he was only afraid that it wouldn't be his master.

"I didn't expect Third Junior Sister's inner demon tribulation, like Second Senior Brother's, would also be Master," First Senior Sister's voice sounded beside Lu Yang, startling him.

"First Senior Sister, why are you here?"

First Senior Sister looked at Lu Yang with a slightly strange gaze. "It's Third Junior Sister's tribulation, of course, I have to come and see."

"Are the two half-immortals done with their interrogation?"

"Not yet. Those two know many secrets, so the interrogation won't be finished anytime soon. But we've already gained a lot; for example, the owner of the Immortal Extermination Sword Array you learned has been found."

"Who is it?" Lu Yang asked. He remembered that First Senior Sister had killed the owner of the sword array. Under those circumstances, it was difficult to leave anyone alive, so they had to be killed, which meant the owner's identity had always been unknown.

"The first Emperor of Yu, Wu Yao."

"What?!"

Seeing Lu Yang hadn't heard clearly, First Senior Sister repeated it.

"The first Emperor of Yu, Wu Yao."

Lu Yang had heard clearly, of course; he just hadn't processed it yet. The founding emperor of the Great Yu dynasty was quietly killed by First Senior Sister just like that? *That* was the founding emperor? How embarrassing for an immortal! Even Immortal Fairy is stronger than him.

"Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Meng, long time no see," a pleasant voice said, filled with a hint of joy. The two turned their heads and saw Tao Yaoye.

"Junior Sister Tao, long time no see indeed."

It had indeed been a long time. From the start of their journey to the demon realm until the end of the Battle of Chunjiang City, they hadn't seen each other for more than half a year. Time flies in cultivation; it's truly not an empty phrase.

Tao Yaoye had become even more beautiful, graceful and slender, with a charming smile, gentle as water. Like a banished immortal fairy, simply standing there, she was a beautiful sight.

"Have you made progress in comprehending the Soaring Immortal Body?"

Lu Yang remembered inviting Tao Yaoye before going to the demon realm, but unfortunately, at that time, she was at a critical stage of comprehending the Soaring Immortal Body and couldn't leave. Now it seemed she had not only successfully comprehended the Soaring Immortal Body but also broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Her entire demeanor was different from before.

Tao Yaoye was delighted that Senior Brother Lu had noticed her change. Her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled, "Yes." She had heard that Senior Brother Lu had returned from the demon realm and had been wanting to meet him, but she hadn't found the opportunity until Gan Tian's tribulation, when all the disciples gathered, she finally found a chance to see him.

The Soaring Immortal Body is an immortal physique that allows one to borrow power from their future self. During this process, one's body also changes, becoming as sacred as an immortal. At the dawn of the cultivation system, when the Soaring Immortal Body borrowed power from the future, its radiance transformed into feathers, seemingly ascending to immortality. Ancient ancestors thus named this process "Feathered Ascent," hence the name Soaring Immortal Body.

However, feathered ascent is not without its cost. Besides falling into a long period of weakness after "feathering," the future self at that moment becomes weak because power is borrowed from them. If that future self happens to be in combat, it would be a guaranteed death. Therefore, successive possessors of the Soaring Immortal Body do not easily use this technique.

"This girl's talent is impressive," Immortal Fairy remarked. "I reckon she's stronger than the Soaring Immortal Body I encountered."

"Fairy, you've also encountered a Soaring Immortal Body?" Lu Yang asked. He thought about it and realized it made sense; in the ancient grand era, with geniuses competing, all kinds of physiques would emerge.

"Indeed," Immortal Fairy replied. "That kid was a Holy Son from some Holy Land, I can't recall his name. He looked respectable, but his actions were truly dishonorable. He saw that my reputation was great back then and wanted to step on me to make a name for himself."

"He was all talk and no skill, and I beat him to a pulp," Immortal Fairy continued. "Seeing he couldn't defeat me, he got desperate. He used the Soaring Immortal Body, borrowing power from his future self, and his cultivation instantly soared from the peak of the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Refinement stage!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Even without the Fairy continuing, he could probably guess what happened next.

While they were reminiscing, Daoist Buyu, transformed by the inner demon, was defeated. The lightning tribulation dissipated, and Third Senior Sister's cultivation stabilized at the Integration stage.

She became the fifth Integration stage powerful cultivator among the disciples.

Seeing this, everyone offered their congratulations.

Dai Bufan stepped forward, cupped his fists, and was the first to congratulate her: "Congratulations, Junior Sister Gan Tian! From now on, we can address you as True Monarch Gan!"

"Senior Sister Gan Tian is amazing!"

"Senior Sister Gan, you're so powerful!"

"Senior Sister, your eyes are glowing!"

Third Senior Sister thanked each of them, calmly and humbly re-bandaging her eyes.

First Senior Sister stepped in front of Gan Tian and said, "Alright, Third Junior Sister has just broken through and needs to calm down and consolidate her cultivation."

First Senior Sister's voice wasn't loud, but no one dared to disobey her. After offering their congratulations, everyone obediently left.

The elders saw that Gan Tian's tribulation was successful and without incident, so they all left.

With the tribulation over, the River Spirit closed the gap in the sect-protecting array.

"What a shame about this guqin," Third Senior Sister said, caressing the charred ancient instrument with a pang of sorrow. It had been struck several times by lightning when she used it to face the inner demon tribulation, and its strings had snapped.

"It's alright. It just so happens you've reached the Integration stage," First Senior Sister said calmly. "I'll find suitable materials and refine a new one for you as a congratulatory gift."

The two Supremes had revealed the location of their treasure trove. The collection of a half-immortal was incredibly vast, and it would certainly contain materials more suitable for refining a guqin. In fact, the best material for refining a guqin was the Immortal of Time, but First Senior Sister felt that using the corpse of such a senior would be disrespectful, so she didn't mention it.